🎣 Fishing on public land in Washington

219 public places in Washington are listed for fishing (210 state & public land, 3 state forests, 2 national forests, 2 national parks, 1 state parks, 1 open-access private land). 1 have no entry fee. Open any place for its map, directions, fees and the land around it.

A Washington hunting or fishing license is required, seasons and bag limits apply, and individual units add their own rules. Check the managing agency before you go.

The places

🌳 Deception Pass State ParkDiscover Pass $10/day, $30/yr
🏞️ North Cascades National Parkfree
🏞️ Olympic National Park$30/vehicle (7 days)
🤝 Weyerhaeuser Recreational Access (WA)Free walk-in on many tracts; motorized/camping permits ~$150-350/yr
🗺️ Agate Bay PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Alpine Lakes WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Anderson Landing PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ashland Conservation FuturesUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Auburn Narrows Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Badger Mountain Centennial PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bakerview Open SpacesUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Barker Creek CorridorUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Barkley TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bass Lake Complex Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bay to Baker GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Beaver Pond Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Belmondo Reach Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Big Bend Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Big Spring/Newaukum Creek Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Black Diamond Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Black River - Mima Prairie Glacial Heritage Preserve (limited public access)Unknown — check official site
🗺️ Black River PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bone River Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Boulder River WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Buckhorn WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ CadmanUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Camas Meadows Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Camp Sekani Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🌲 Capitol State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Carpenter Lake Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Castle Rock Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cattle Point Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cavanaugh Pond Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cedar Grove Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cedar Grove Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cedar Grove Road Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chamna Natural PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chehalis River Surge Plain Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chico Creek EstuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chinook Passage Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chopaka Mountain Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Clearwater Corridor Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Clearwater WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Coffeepot Lake Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Colchuck Permit AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Colonel Bob WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Columbia Hills Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Connelly Creek Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Core Enchantments Permit AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cougar Ridge East Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cougar Ridge West Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cowiche CanyonUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cowiche Canyon UplandsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cypress Highlands Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cypress Island Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dabob Bay Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dishman Hills Conservation Area - Glenrose UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dishman Hills Conservation Area - Iller Creek UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dishman Hills Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dorre Don Reach Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Duvall Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ East Biddle Lake Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eglon ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eightmile/Caroline Permit AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elger Bay Trust LandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elk River Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Erlands Point PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Evans Crest Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fishtrap Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Foulweather Bluff Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Galbraith Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gazzam Lake Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌲 Gifford Pinchot National ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Glacier Peak WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Glacier View WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Goat Rocks WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Goose Island Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grant County SportsmenUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grass Lake Nature ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Green River Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Guillemot Cove Nature ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gunpowder Island Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hat Island Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hells Canyon National Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Henry M. Jackson WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Herbert M. Hamblen Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Honey Creek Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Horan Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Howe Farm ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Illahee Preserve Heritage ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Indian Heaven WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Inspiration Point Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Interurban Greenway & TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Island Center Forest Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ IslandwoodUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Iverson Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed DeerUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Juniper Dunes WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kanaskat Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kellogg IslandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kennedy Creek Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Klickitat Canyon Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kukutali PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lacamas Prairie Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Chelan-Sawtooth WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Landsburg Reach Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Laughlin CoveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Laurel Street TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Laurelwood TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Liberty Lake Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Liberty Lake Regional ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Spokane Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Log Cabin Reach Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Longfellow Creek Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Loomis Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lost Lake Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lower Lions Reach Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lower Newaukum Creek Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lummi Island Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lyle Cherry OrchardUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Marine Drive TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maury Island Marine ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maury Island Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Meigs ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mercer Slough Nature ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Merrill Lake Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mica Peak Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Middle Issaquah Creek Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Moses Coulee PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Adams Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Adams WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Baker National Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Baker WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Si Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Skokomish WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mouth of Taylor Reach Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mullen Habitat ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Myers ParcelsUnknown — check official site
🌲 Naneum Ridge State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Naselle Highlands Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Niawiakum River Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nick's LagoonUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Noisy-Diobsud WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Norse Peak WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ North Bay Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nute's Pond ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Olalla Beach PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Olympic Coast National Marine SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Padden GorgeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Panorama Heights Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pasayten WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Patterson Creek Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Peaceful Valley Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Peterson Lake Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pilot Point ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Point Heyer Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Porter Levee Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Queets River Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Railroad TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Redmond Watershed PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Rock Creek Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Roslyn Urban ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ SW 363rd Street Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Samish Crest Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Samish Crest Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Sand Island Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Schold Farm - Clear CreekUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Schumacher Creek Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Seashore Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Silverdale Wetlands- Clear CreekUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Skagit Bald Eagle Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Skamokawa Creek Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Snow Mountain RanchUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Snow Permit AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ South Bay TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Spencer Island ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Spring Beach Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Squak Mt/Tiger Mt CorridorUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Stavis EstuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Stavis Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Stevenson Ridge Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Stimpson Family Nature ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Stuart Permit AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Suquamish Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Table Mountain Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tatoosh WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ted Olson Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ The Brothers WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ The Two-Steppe Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Thornton Creek Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Tradition Plateau Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Trapper Creek WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Twin Lakes Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🌲 Umatilla National ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Union Bay Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Washougal Oaks Natural Resource Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Waterman Point WetlandsUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wenaha-Tucannon WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ West Port Madison Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wetherill Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Whatcom Creek GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Whitcomb Flats Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ White Center Pond Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wild Horse Wind and Solar FacilityUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wild Sky WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ William O. Douglas WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Winfield Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wonder Mountain WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Wynn-Jones PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌲 Yacolt Burn State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Yakima DeltaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Yarrow Bay WetlandsUnknown — check official site

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